The 37-year-old Dos Palos woman who is accused of killing her mother in an alleged “Satanic” sacrifice was held to answer for murder. Melissa Bal was looking down while rocking … Click to Continue »
Read More »Defense seeks more tests for Dos Palos woman charged with ‘Satanic’ killing of mother
It will take more time to determine if a Dos Palos woman charged with killing her own mother in an alleged “Satanic sacrifice” is mentally fit to stand trial. Court … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced Court orders psych evaluation in alleged Satanic killing
Melissa Bal, 37, of San Diego, appears before Judge Jeanne Schechter at the Merced County Superior Courthouse for a competency hearing where no decision was made, in Merced, Calif., on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2017. Bal, who is suspected of killing her mother Lydia Marie Bal, 55, of Dos Palos, in …
Read More »‘It was a calling to kill her.’ Woman tells police her mother was a satanic sacrifice
A 37-year-old Dos Palos woman told investigators she killed her mother earlier this month, stabbing the woman nearly two dozen times, as part of a “satanic” sacrifice, according to reports … Click to Continue »
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